Roundup: Why the Alaska Senate Race May Be All About Abortion Again
Throwing Amendment 2 into the mix to get a radically conservative primary winner worked so well that anti-abortion activists appear to be planning a repeat for the general.
If it weren’t for the Alaska parental notification law, it’s unclear if we would have the same three way race we would be seeing for the Alaskan senate. After all, it was the infusion of money to push Amendment 2 that got large amounts of extremely anti-choice voters to the polls — voters who overwhelmingly supported Joe Miller over sitting senator Lisa Murkowski.
Now, with Miller and Murkowski neck and neck while she stages a write-in campaign, it appears abortion is being brought back into the forefront of the race as a differentiator between the three rival candidates.
Via The Miami Herald:
Is Murkowski really the middle point on abortion? It was painting her as “pro-choice” that won Miller his surprise primary victory. Still, I suppose that to a man who is against abortion even in cases of rape or incest, any deviation is considered “pro-choice.” Anchorage Daily News reports:
Still, concervatives aren’t taking anything for granted when it comes to defending their primary candidate. In an attempt to replicate the success they had with using Amendment 2 to get supporters to the polls who would vote Miller over Murkowski, they’ve found a way to work an abortion issue into the general, too, by trying to oust a judge that ruled against parental notification. From Fairbanks Daily News:
Mini Roundup: Graphic anti-abortion ads in DC candidate Missy Smith has a new campaign manager. Yup, Randall Terry. Come on, you had to see that coming, right?
October 26, 2010
- Pa. contest may reveal how parties will fare in midterm elections – Bellingham Herald
- Female Condom Not Sexy, Claim Women – RadioVop
- Businesses supports birth control – Straits Times
- Big families hurt nation – Herald Sun
- Wis. Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Calls Rival’s Antiabortion Views ‘Too … – Medical News Today (press release)
- Pro-life issues are the ‘untold story’ of 2010 midterm elections – Catholic News Agency
- Huge increase in abortion drugs entering Ireland – Irish Central
- Henry Morgentaler fought a long battle to decriminalize abortion in Canada – Globe and Mail
- Brazilian bishops threatened with death after urging pro-life election vote – Catholic Culture
- S.Korea to spend billions of dollars to boost birthrate – AFP
- Mom was ‘all negative’ about my pregnancy, teen testifies – Columbus Dispatch
- Anti-abortionists target London Clinic – TopNews United Kingdom
- Anoka-Hennepin School District anti-bullying measures don’t satisfy activists – Pioneer Press
- First come the elections, and then the musical chairs – Pioneer Press
- Graphic anti-abortion ads air on Washington stations – CNN International
October 25, 2010
- Brady, Quinn on social issues – NECN
- Congressional debate hits on hot button issue: abortion – WNDU-TV
- Health advocates, porn industry representatives debate workplace protection – Los Angeles Times
- Indian Country Today editor garners award – Oneida Dispatch
- Judge in Ohio turns down anti-abortion group bid – Washington Post
- Sink, Scott spar over issues, slam each other’s character in final … – Palm Beach Post
- Cervical cancer leading killer disease here – Solomon Star
- The Birth Control Battle – Who is Responsible? – About.com: Health
- Preview: Reporting on HIV in Mozambique – NewsHour
- Democrats’ message to women appears to be working – Globe and Mail
- Obama Adm. Targets Pro-life Activists as Terrorists – The New American
- Teen pregnancy fight needs help – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
- Pennsylvania: Pro-Life Corbett Leads Onorato by Five Percent – LifeNews.com
- Rick Scott and Alex Sink Talk Abortion and Newspaper Endorsements – Sunshine State News (blog)
- Expert on Forced Abortions in China Condemns Latest Late-Term Abortion – LifeNews.com
- UPDATE: British teens having multiple abortions – KETK
- This voter cares deeply about reproductive rights – Nashua Telegraph
- Homicide Hypothetical: Gunman Charged With Attempted Fetal Homicide for Near … – Brooklyn Daily Eagle
- St Patrick’s Hospital wages war on maternal mortality! – Modern Ghana
- US-style anti-abortion protesters target clinics in Britain – Independent
- Bishop Eddie Long Scandal: Armstrong Calls For AIDS Test – CNM News Network
- Slide Show: 2010 Ballot Initiatives: The Good, the Bad and the Crazy – The Nation.
- Postpartum depression screening urged for new mothers – Deseret News
- Court stays out of Driehaus billboard spat – Cincinnati.com
- Women disproportionately at risk from conflict, left out of nation-building – UN – Daily Star – Lebanon
- Pro-Life Independent Tom Tancredo Surges to Virtual Tie in Colorado Gov. Race – Lifesite
- HRC sends open letter on DADT to President Barack Obama – San Diego Gay & Lesbian News
- ‘Mommy Brain’ May Trigger Brain Growth – WebMD
- Schmidt Under Fire For Discussing Abortion With Kids – WLWT Cincinnati
- U.S. Senate – Scott McAdams – Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
- Too bad more Democrats didn’t run this ad – Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)
- The Brady Record On Health Care – Progress Illinois
- New Report Shows Trans* People Experience Huge Gaps in Health Care Access – Feministe (blog)
- Attempts by Abortion Clinic to Stop Prayer and Pro-Life Speech on Public … – Christian News Wire (press release)
- The Pill Make You Ill? Best Birth Control Alternatives – The Stir (blog)
- Letters: Pro-Life Wisconsin siding with Scott Walker – Oshkosh Northwestern
- Driehaus suit against SBA List moves forward – Politico
- Randall Terry is Missy Smith’s campaign manager – TBD.com (blog)
- Sestak Voted Against Amendment to Prevent Federal Funding of Abortion — But … – Christian News Wire (press release)
- Girls Want to Talk About Sex — With Dad? – TIME
- Maternal influenza immunization may improve fetal outcomes – Pediatric SuperSite
- We Need to Pay More Attention to Reproductive Health – Huffington Post (blog)
- DeLauro Helps Blumenthal Woo Women – New Haven Independent
- How DePaul stacks up in sex education – The Depaulia
- New documentary looks into whether there were larger forces behind abortion … – msnbc.com
- To the Polls: Why Democrats Deserve to Win– and How We Can Do It – Huffington Post (blog)
- 13 races to worry about November 2 – Bay Windows
- Vaccination to prevent cases of whooping cough – Wapakoneta Daily News
- The Pledge to Cripple Health Care for African Americans – Center For American Progress
- Husband confronts abortion protesters – Salon
- Pro-life groups spar with abortion clinics in documentary – The Brown and White
- BHA: Debate on abortion should be about education, not religion – Politics.co.uk
- Poll: Colorado ballot issues continue uphill battles – 9NEWS.com
- Sarah Palin’s ‘mamas’: more grisly than grizzly – The Guardian
- Where are the women in the ‘population control’ debate? – The Guardian
- Thousands of Cumbrian women miss vital cervical cancer tests – News & Star
- Letters: Feingold’s position on abortion disgusting – Sheboygan Press
- Norway hails Nepal’s progress on infant, maternal health – Himalayan Times
- Could TN be Doing More to Prevent Teen Pregnancies? – Public News Service
- Blogs Comment On Calif. Senate Race, Medical Abortion, Other Topics – Medical News Today (press release)
- Global Contraceptives Market is Projected to Reach US$17.2 Billion by 2015 … – San Francisco Chronicle
- Ariz. Medicaid Cuts Include Women’s Preventive Care Visits – Medical News Today (press release)
- Cedarburg schools should opt out of ignorant new practice – UW Badger Herald
- Landlord of abortion doctor: Glad it’s over – Cecil Whig
- Exercise our judicial options: Alaskans should reject Justice Fabe – Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
- Documentary hints at forces behind murder of abortion doctor – Pittsburgh Post Gazette
- Chinese Woman Given Forced Abortion at Eight Months Pregnancy – The Epoch Times
- Abstinence-plus subtracts the BS – the Inkwell
- Study reveals risky sex behavior among NYC teens – The Associated Press